Mental Health Care Act, 2002 (Act No. 17 of 2002)

Regulations

General Regulations

Annexures

Form MHCA 23

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ANNEXURE

FORM MHCA 23

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

 

TRANSFER OF STATE PATIENTS FROM DETENTION CENTRE TO A DESIGNATED HEALTH ESTABLISHMENT

(Sections 42(3) of the Act)

OR

TRANSFER OF MENTALLY ILL PRISONERS FROM PRISON TO DESIGNATED HEALTH ESTABLISHMENT

(Section 53(2) of the Act)

 

 

Surname of state patient / mentally ill prisoner  .....................................................

 

First name(s) of state patient / mentally ill prisoner  ................................................

 

Date of birth  ...............................or estimated age ....................

 

 

Gender:

 

 Male

 

Female

 

Occupation

.....................................................................................................

Marital status:  

  S

 

M

 

D

 

W

 

 

 

Residential address:

 

..................................................................................................................

 

..................................................................................................................

 

The above state patient, currently held in detention at ...................................................(name of detention centre) must be transferred to

 

................................................(name of health establishment) for care, treatment and rehabilitation services.

 

 

Signature: ......................................................

                   (Head of  national department)

 

Date: ......................

 

Place: .......................................

 

 

[Copy to be forwarded to head of detention centre and the official curator ad litem]

[On receipt of a court order in terms of section 42(1) of the Act, Form J105, the national department must complete MHCA 23 and forward a copy to the detention centre and head of health establishment concerned]